Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-17

at distance, and We could see that their oc-
cupatits, who were evidently much frightened
were consulting what 70 DO. Without giving
them tiruc tor further consideration, which
we thought might result unfax orally 10 ours
solves, we instantly took our paddles and adj
vnnced towards them, Good standing In tho
bow and taking or his cockets hat politely In
every direction, his nmiable features sulfused
crnft fcireatcd as vie advanccsh but few
held their ground, while tho big rowboat
camo on to meet us Presently we were
alongside. and | cosld see that OUT appear
nhce- and especially Goods and Uinalopo-
gaps's-nlleda tho venerable looldng COM
maiider with nst9nishmenc, not unmixed with
awe He was dressed after the samo fashion
as the man we first met, except that his shirt
was not made of brown cloth, lut Of pure
white linen hemmed with purple The kilt,
however, was identical, md so wero the
thick rings of gold around the arm and be,
meath tho left knee. The rowers wore only a
kilt, their bodies being naked to the waist.
Goodtool of his hatto tho old gentleman
with an extra Goul'ish, and inquired after his
health In tho purest English, owhieh be re-
Piled by laying tho first two fingers OF his
right hand horizontally across his lips and
! holding them therefor moment, which we
took as his method of salatation. Then he
also addressed some. remarks to MS in tho
samc soft accents that had distinguished our
first interviewer, which we were forced 20
indicate we did not understand by shaking
our heads and Struggling our shoulders This
last Alphopso, being to tho manner born, did
! to perfection, aud in so polite a way that no-
body could take any offense. Then we came
TO standstill, till ], being exceedingly
| hungry, thought might as we'll call ettetl-
tion to the fact, and did so first by opening
| my mouth and pointing down II, and then
rubbing my stomach. These signals tho cd
gentleman clearly understood, for he nodded
his Lead vigorously, ami pointed toward the
harbor; and at the samo time one of the men
on his boat threw us limo and motioncd to
US to make 1t fast, which we did The row
boat then took us ia t,w, and proceeded with
| great r,pidity toward the mouth Of thcriver,
accompanied By oil the other boats In
about twenty minutes more VIC reached the
entrances to the liar5or which wss crowded
with boats full Of poo.,.e who had come out
to see US. We observed hist ell The occii.
pants wero moro OF less Of the same type,
! though some wcro fairer than Others. Ii.
deed, VIC noticed certain Indies whose skin
was OF a frost dazzling whiiencss; and fle
darkest shade OF coicr which wc saw was
about that CT C. rat. svE.thy Spanard.
Presently the wide river gave sweep, and
when it did SO en- exclamation of astonisl-
ment and delight burst from our lips as va
caught our first view OF the place that we
afterward knew as Milosis, or the browning
City Grom mi, wh.ch means city, and losis, a
frown). wa Es $500 KS
i AT distance of some 800 va. dis from the
rivers bank rose sheer precipice Of granite
200 feet or SO in height, which had no doubt
once formed the bank itself--thc intermediate
space of land now utilized as docks and road.
ways having been gained by draining and
deepening and embanking the stream.
On the brow of this precipice stood great
building OF the same granite that formed the
cliff, built on three sides of square, the
fourth side being open, save fora kind OF
battlement pierced at its base by little door
This imposing Place we afterwards discoY